• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.516-522
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• 2017

We report the growth of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on Invar-42 plates using coal tar pitch (CTP) by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The solid phase CTP is used as an inexpensive carbon source since it produces a bunch of hydrocarbon gases such as $CH_4$ and other $C_xH_v$ by thermal decomposition over $450^{\circ}C$. The Invar-42 is a representative Ni-based ferrous alloy and can be used repetitively as a substrate for CNT growth because Ni and Fe are used as very active catalytic elements. We changed mixing ratio of carrier gases, argon and hydrogen, and temperature of growth region. It was found that the optimum gas ratio and temperature for high quality CNT growth are $Ar:H_2=400:400$ sccm and $1000^{\circ}C$, respectively. In addition, the carbon nanoball (CNB) was also obtained by just changing the mixing ratio to $Ar:H_2=100:600$ sccm. Finally, CTP can be employed as a versatile carbon source to produce various carbon-based nanomaterials, such as CNT and CNB.

• Carbon letters
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• 제2권3_4호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2001

Quinoline insoluble formed by the heat treatment was hot-pressed near its softening point. The green body was stabilized in the temperature range of $300{\sim}400^{\circ}C$ and subsequently carbonized below $1300^{\circ}C$ in an argon atmosphere. The behaviors of QI formation was examined with varying the heat treatment temperature and the lapse of time of the sample carbonized at various temperatures. And the mechanical property, corrosion resistance, and friction behavior were also measured optimum content of mesophase pitch ensured a dense structure and high $LC_{(002)}$ value, which resulted in high mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance, and low-stable friction behavior.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.908-916
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• 1991

The characteristics of the carbonized and calcined products made from coal tar pitch coke and coal tar pitch, were investigated in the aspect of the manufacture of isotropic graphite with high density. The mesophase from the pitch was rapidly formed at higher heat-treatment temperature between 410$^{\circ}C$ and 450$^{\circ}C$, where the insolubes in the pitch accelerated the rate of nucleation and growth of the mesophase. The benzene insolubles and the quinoline insolubes were increased as the heat treatment temperature and the heat-treatment time increased. The ratio of benzene insolubles and quinoline solubles (BI/QS) was decreased as the heat-treatment temperature was higher and maintained to be nearly constant regardless of heat-treatment time at fixed heat treatment temperature. The bulk density of the calcined carbon was linearly proportional to the ratio of quinoline solubes to volatile matter in the green coke. Anisotropic ratio of electrical resistance was measured to be between 0.98 and 1.10.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.531-538
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• 1999

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.247-254
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• 2014

In this work, thermal treatment accompanied with different acid treatments was applied to a commercial coal tar pitch (CTP) to obtain a spinnable precursor pitch for carbon fiber. In the case of thermal treatment only, a relatively high reaction temperature of between $380^{\circ}C$ and $400^{\circ}C$ was required to obtain a softening point (SP) range of $220^{\circ}C-260^{\circ}C$ and many meso-phase particles were created during the application of high reaction temperature. When nitric acid or sulfuric acid treatment was conducted before the thermal treatment, the precursor pitch with a proper SP range could be obtained at reaction temperatures of $280^{\circ}C-300^{\circ}C$, which were about $100^{\circ}C$ lower than those for the case of thermal treatment only. With the acid treatments, the yield and SP of the precursor pitch increased dramatically and the formation of meso-phase was suppressed due to the lower reaction temperatures. Since the precursor pitches with acid and thermal treatment were not spinnable due to the inhomogeneity of properties such as molecular weight distribution and viscosity, the CTP was mixed with ethanol before the consecutive nitric acid and thermal treatments. The precursor pitches with ethanol, nitric acid, and thermal treatments were easily spinnable, and their spinning and carbon fiber properties were compared to those of air blowing and thermal treated CTP.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2021

석탄 핏치의 전구체인 콜타르를 바인더 및 함침재로 이용하여 벌크흑연을 제조할 수 있는 가능성을 검토하고자 하였다. 충전재로 천연흑연을 이용하였으며, 천연흑연과 콜타르를 혼합 및 성형한 후 탄화 열처리를 실시하였다. 탄화 열처리 후 함침-재탄화를 5회 실시하여 밀도, 기공율, 압축강도, 그리고 이방성비를 측정하였다. 탄화체의 최고 밀도는 1.76 g/㎤였고, 기공율은 최소 15.6%로써 공정 제어에 의해 조절이 가능하였다. 압축강도는 최고 20.3 MPa이 얻어졌다. 탄화체의 이방비는 최대 0.34로써 강한 이방성 탄화체를 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서 콜타르를 바인더 및 함침재로 이용하여 벌크 형태의 인조흑연 제조가 가능하다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 탄화체의 이방성을 조절하여 전기적, 기계적 방향 특성을 조절한다면 적절한 재료 설계를 통하여 다양한 분야에 응용할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.690-695
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• 1999

석탄핏치로부터 제조된 메조페이스 핏치의 실험적 연구가 용융상태에서의 유변학적 거동을 알아보고자 수행되었다. 겉보기 점도, 전단변형율, 전단응력, 퀴놀린 불용분(QI), 연화점(SP) 변화 등을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 중합시에 메조페이스의 적당한 함량을 증가시키기 위한 조건으로는 열처리 시간이 5시간, 촉매농도는 3%, 반응온도는 $420^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 온도상승에 따른 겉보기 점도 변화는 핏치의 열처리 조건에 따라 달라지는데 열처리 온도가 높을수록, 열처리 시간이 길어질수록, 메조페이스 함량이 증가할수록 커지며, 유동도는 작아진다. $270^{\circ}C$ 이후의 용융 메조페이스 핏치의 유변학적 거동은 $375^{\circ}C$ 이하에서는 Newtonian fluid의 성질을 띠며 그 이상에서는 Non Newtonian fluid의 거동을 보이며 Casson 모델에 잘 일치됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2016

In order to use coal tar pitch (CTP) as a raw material for carbon fibers, it should have suitable properties such as a narrow range of softening point, suitable viscosity and uniform optical properties. In this study, raw CTP was modified by heat treatment with three types of polymer additives (PS, PET, and PVC) to make a spinnable pitch for carbon fibers. The yield, softening point, C/H ratio, insoluble yield, and meso-phase content of various modified CTPs with polymer additives were analyzed by changing the type of polymer additive and the heat treatment temperature. The purpose of this study was to compare the properties of CTPs modified by polymer addition with those of a commercial CTP. After the pitch spinning, the obtained green fibers were stabilized and carbonized. The properties of the respective fibers were analyzed to compare their uniformity, diameter change, and mechanical properties. Among three polymer additives, PS220 and PET261 pitches were found to be spinnable, but the carbon fibers from PET261 showed mechanical properties comparable with those of a commercial CTP produced by an air-blowing method (OCI284). The CTPs modified with polymer additive had higher ${\beta}$-resin fractions than the CTP with only thermal treatment indicating a beneficial effect of carbon fiber application.

• 한국세라믹학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국세라믹학회 2004년도 추계총회 및 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.90.3-90.3
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• 2004

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2000

Pitch precursors were synthesized from coal tar(CT) and pyrolysis fuel oil(PFO, petroleum residue oil) at relatively low temperature of $250^{\circ}$, in the presence of horontrifluorideidiethyletherate complex(BFDE) as a catalyst and nitrobenzene(NB) as a co-catalyst. The softening point, nitrogen content and carbon yield increased with an increase of concentration of NB. The pitch precursors with good spinnability were prepared by removing the volatile components through $N_2$ blowing. The precursor pitches were spun through a circular nozzle, stabilized at $310^{\circ}$ and finally carbonized at $1000^{\circ}$. The optically anisotropic structure formed at the absence of NB was changed into isotropic structure, showing a decrease in size of the flow domain. The hollow carbon fiber could be prepared in the process of stabilization. The results proposed that the morphology of carbon materials could be controlled by changing the concentration of catalyst and/or co-catalyst and/or stabilization condition that affect on the mobility of molecules during carbonization.